The planning commission shall have the following powers and duties:
A. 1. To prepare and recommend to the village board of trustees a comprehensive plan for the present and future development or redevelopment of the village and contiguous unincorporated territory not more than one and one-half (11/2) miles beyond the corporate limits of the village and not included in any other municipality. Such plan may be adopted in whole or in separate geographical or functional parts, each of which, when adopted, shall be the official comprehensive plan, or part thereof, of the village. Such plan shall be advisory except as to such part thereof as has been implemented by ordinances duly enacted by the village board of trustees.
2. As provided by law, there shall be compliance with all requirements for public hearing, filing of notice of adoption with the county recorder of deeds and filing of said plan and ordinances with the village clerk.
3. To provide for the health, safety, comfort and convenience of the inhabitants of the village and contiguous territory, such plan or plans shall establish reasonable standards of design for subdivisions and for resubdivisions of unimproved land and of areas subject to redevelopment in respect to public improvements as herein defined and shall establish reasonable requirements governing the location, width, course, and surfacing of public streets and highways, alleys, ways for public service facilities, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, streetlights, parks, playgrounds, school grounds, size of lots to be used for residential purposes, stormwater drainage, water supply and distribution, sanitary sewers, and sewage collection and treatment. The requirements specified herein shall become regulatory only when adopted by ordinance.
B. To designate land suitable for annexation to the village and the recommended zoning classification for such land upon annexation.
C. To recommend to the village board of trustees, from time to time, such changes in the comprehensive plan, or any part thereof, as may be deemed necessary.
D. To prepare and recommend to the village board of trustees, from time to time, plans and/or recommendations for specific improvements in pursuance of the official comprehensive plan.
E. To give aid to the officials of the village charged with the direction of projects for improvements embraced within the official plan, or parts thereof, to further the making of such improvements and generally to promote the realization of the official comprehensive plan.
F. To arrange and conduct any form of publicity relative to its activities for the general purpose of public understanding.
G. To cooperate with municipal or regional planning commissions and other agencies or groups to further the local planning program and to assure harmonious and integrated planning for the area. (Ord. 57, 8-19-1965)
H. To accept and receive a plat of subdivision of land for preliminary approval and advise and assist the village board in final approval thereof. (2012 Code)
I. To exercise such other powers germane to the powers granted under authority of an act of the general assembly of the state of Illinois entitled "Illinois municipal code", approved May 29, 1961, effective July 1, 1961, as amended, as may be conferred by the village board of trustees. (Ord. 57, 8-19-1965)